Russia threatens to withdraw from fishery deal with Norway
Limiting access for Russian fishing vessels to Norwegian ports is illegitimate, Moscow claims and warns that further restrictions could cause
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Alaska’s fisheries face climate change, costs; fewer youth join trade
By Joshua A. Bickel · The Associated Press Lane Bolich first came to work in Alaska for the freedom and excitement that comes
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Greenland, Iceland sign cooperation agreement in Reykjavik
Greenland and Iceland signed a cooperation agreement in Reykjavik on Thursday that focuses on three main areas: economy, climate change
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In Canada’s north, environment-minded Pope gets climate change close-up
Pope Francis’s visit to Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut draws attention to a focal point for global climate change, with
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Norway’s new Arctic Policy outlines dramatic shift in regional security
A sharp change in Norway’s relationship with neighboring Russia stands a the core of the Prime Minister’s new policy document.
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Ecosystems shifting in Russia’s Arctic waters, scientists find
Species that previously were non-existent in Russia’s remote and icy Arctic waters are now found in big numbers. The researchers
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New vessel hopes to renew fisheries in Inuit region of Labrador, Atlantic Canada
A new exploratory fishing vessel is looking to renew an old industry in Nain, in northern Labrador, Atlantic Canada. The
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U.S. ratifies moratorium on fishing in High Arctic seas
The United States has become the fourth jurisdiction after Canada, the European Union and Russia to ratify a landmark international
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Fishers in Canada’s Northwest Territories complain of excessive government control
Though a new fish processing plant is being built in Hay River, N.W.T., there’s a growing need to rebuild relations
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Barents Sea cod catch should be cut, researchers say
“The stocks in the Barents Sea are smaller than before.” The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
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Is Norway’s farmed salmon as healthy as we think?
Swedes love salmon but some scientists and a new film say the farmed variety of the fish isn’t as healthy
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Canada ratifies international moratorium on commercial fishing in the High Arctic
Canada has ratified an international accord that will protect nearly three million square kilometres of the Central Arctic Ocean from
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Community in Arctic Canada seeks ways to grow thriving turbot industry
Every day and night in Pangnirtung, Nunavut from January to April, there’s a steady parade of snow machines leaving and
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Greenland Atlantic salmon catch numbers well above new quota
Just a few months ago, members of the Atlantic Salmon Federation were celebrating. Initial figures from Greenland showed the salmon
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Russia, Norway find common ground on Barents fish
We consider the interaction between our countries on regulation of joint fish stocks an example for all other coastal states,
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